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23 Cards in this Set
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Name 7 natural resources
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water, soil, trees, oil, natural gas, salt, sulfur
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Edmund Mclienny used rich soil of Avery Island to grow
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Spicy Red peppers
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True or False: Edmun Mclienny mixed the peppers with Avery Island salt to make soup.
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False
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Why are natural resources important?
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People depend on them for food, water, building materials and other needs
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List 3 examples of our state's natural resources and how they help people meet their need for food and shelter.
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Water- for drinking and watering crops Soil- to grow food Trees- for building homes
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How might having oil and gas be helpful to Louisiana?
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Creates many jobs for Louisiana
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List a few scarce natural resources
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wood, oil, and natural gas
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List 2 ways you can conserve water if it became scarce
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Do not let water run while brushing teeth
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Name an abundant natural resource
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salt
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Why are some wildlife populations becoming scarce?
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Mostly because we have built communities
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Louisiana has many ___________, __________ and ___________________ to protect our wildlife
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parks, zoos and wildlife refuges
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Louisiana has named some of its animals and plants as state symbols. List a few
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state bird brown pelican state tree bald cypress state mammal ???
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The coastal region of Louisiana faces a serious danger, what is it?
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Erosion
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Why are people looking for ways to slow down coastal erosion?
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Because thousands of people live there.
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Audubon was the first person in the united states to use ___________.
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Bird banding
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Materials found in nature that people need
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Natural resource
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not enough of something to meet people's needs and wants
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scarcity
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a large supply of something
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abundance
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to use resources carefully
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conserve
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animals and plants that live in the wild
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wildlife
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the slow wearing away of land by water, wind and other natural forces
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erosion
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Name one of Louisiana's natural resources
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Salt
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True or False: John James Audubon is famous for his lifelike drawings and paintings of North America's oceans
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False
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